canonization, Rom. Cath. Ch. beatification; deification, godding, apotheosis,
consecutive, adj. 1. successive, sequential, serial, seriate, seriatim, one after the other, progressive, step by step; continuous, uninterrupted, unbroken.
2. orderly, ordinal, consequent, sequent; logical, de-ducible, reasonable, rational,
consensus, n. common consent or assent, general agreement, unanimity, consentience, consentaneity, like-mindedness; concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance; agreement, accord, accordance, compliance, conformity, harmony; unity, oneness, oneness of mind, single-mindedness; concert, chorus, one or single voice.
consent, v. 1. grant, permit, agree, allow, admit, approve; accept, go along with, Inf. take to, Inf. cotton to, Inf. buy; acknowledge, recognize, Archaic. agnize, subscribe to.
2. (often fol. by to or an infinitive) yield, acquiesce, concede, give in, submit; obey, comply with, abide by, defer to, conform to; side with, fall in with, Sl. string along with, go with the stream, join in the chorus, go with the current.
3. testify, endorse, uphold, sustain, corroborate, substantiate, verify, confirm, ratify, homologate; countersign, seal; check, visa, vise, clinch. -n. 4. permission, go-ahead, Inf. green light, approval, approbation.
5. agreement, acceptance, concurrence, accord, accordance; unanimity, unison, consensus; acknowledgment, recognition, confession, admission, avowal, affirmation.
6. compliance, abidance, conformity, obedience, morigeration, allegiance, observance; acquiescence, accedence, yielding, concession, submission, capitulation.
7. confirmation, corroboration, endorsement, verification, ratification; sanction, visa, vise, check.
consequence, n. 1. result, effect, event, outcome, issue, upshot, sequel; aftermath, outgrowth, afterclap, turnout, aftereffect, fallout, wake; reaction, repercussion, reverberation.
2. inference, implication, conclusion, deduction, illation, corollary.
3. importance, significance, signification, portent, moment; weight, weightiness, greatness, import, force; magnitude, note, merit, value, substance; gravity, emphasis, stress, urgency; interest, concern, matter.
4. distinction, standing, elevation, grandeur; prominence, prestige, eminence, influence; notability, repute, fame, report; name, account, regard, esteem; mark, caliber, rank.
consequent, adj. 1. resulting, consequential, resultant; owing to, due to, attributable to, ascribable to, derivable from; following, ensuing, subsequent, sequential, successive, sequent.
2. inferential, implicative, illative; deductive, derivative, educible, logical,
consequential, adj. 1. resultant, resulting, following. See - consequent (defs. 1, 2).
2. important, significant, noteworthy, notable; momentous, eventful, epochal, weighty, portentous; considerable, substantial, big, impressive; grave, serious, pressing, urgent, critical; striking, salient, marked, signal.
3. self-important, proud, vainglorious, lordly; vain, conceited, egotistical; pompous, haughty, pretentious, Inf. uppity; arrogant, supercilious, bumptious, insolent, impudent; presumptuous, overweening, overconfident, Inf. uppish.